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INNOVATIONS
EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS
Ladder safety device
The Lad-Saf X2 Detachable Cable Sleeve offers
hands-free climbing, automatically follow-
ing the user during ascent or descent, and
one-handed cable attachment or detachment
for fast and safe connections. Its lightweight
stainless steel construction offers added dura-
bility and longevity.
Compact and more ergonomically refned than prior offerings, the Lad-Saf
X2 sleeve has two independent means to activate its fall arrest function: a
mechanical system that locks onto the cable almost immediately in the event
of a fall; and, a supplementary inertia mechanism that activates locking in-
dependent of the mechanical system, providing a redundant safety measure.
The intertia system likewise prevents unintentional upside-down installation.
The Lad-Saf X2 sleeve also features an in-line shock absorber to reduce
the forces a worker's body will experience in a fall arrest event. "Jobs that
require workers to climb ladders, poles, towers and tanks are not only phys-
ically demanding, but create safety risks at height," says Capital Safety
Systems and Anchors Product Manager Joe Yeatman. "We developed the
Lad-Saf sleeve to provide a cable-based fall protection option, and with the
addition of the next generation Lad-Saf X2 sleeve, ladder system climbing
has reached the next level in ease of use and safety." The sleeve meets all
the requirements of the proposed new ANSI Z359.16 Standard for Climbing
Ladder Fall Arrest Systems, he adds, while all Capital Safety products adhere
to current OSHA or ANSI industry standards. — Capital Safety, 800/328-
6146, 651-388-8282; www.capitalsafety.com
FAIRBANKS SCALES, PLANT ARCHITECTS
PEN SERVICE, SUPPORT AGREEMENT
Kansas City-based Fairbanks Scales will be providing exclu-
sive support and service to construction materials specialist
Plant Architects under the Plant Pride Extended Service Pro-
gram. In addition to weighing systems, Fairbanks provides
nationwide industrial equipment services for plant machin-
ery and controls, aerial work platforms, electric security
vehicles, and optical license plate readers.
Fairbanks Scales will provide factory-trained service and
support to operators of key plants used in fracking sand
and cement production facilities. A plant maintenance
management process has been developed to provide Plant
Architects' customers with a convenient and professional
service experience. "We believe that Fairbanks Scales can
significantly enhance the value of the Plant Pride program
by leveraging our 300 direct industrial equipment service
personnel," says President Richard Norden.
"The alliance will afford Plant Pride customers with rapid
responses provided locally, and unmatched customer service
back up. Plant Pride is all about uptime. By teaming up with
Fairbanks, additional uptime is ensured for customers of Plant
Pride," adds Robert Ober, chief executive officer of Texas-based
Robert Ober & Associates LLC, of which Plant Architects and Plant
Outfitters are divisions. — www.fairbanks.ber.com
Command Alkon builds out
MOBILE offering
Command Alkon's latest launch MOBILE-
connect, moves producers into the world of
mobile computing. MOBILEcommerce is the
first product in this suite to be released,
giving construction materials producers and
their customers a mobile toolset for submitting
orders, monitoring deliveries, viewing account
balances, reprinting tickets, and receiving
notifications when new orders or placed or
trucks are loaded. Producers will see their
customers enabled to obtain critical informa-
tion quickly and seamlessly as incoming call
volumes decrease. —800/624-1872, 205/879-
3282; www.commandalkon.com